My labyrinth

Author: Gu Zheng
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This book introduces and provides an in-depth analysis of self-portraits by over a hundred painters and photographers from ancient and modern times. While dissecting their "inner dramas," it also explores the significant field of "self-representation" in art history from a fresh and engaging perspective. In a sense, the self-portraits and self-photography of artists are merely a means by which many artists strive to reach and have already achieved, which is far more profound than the self-image presented in their works. I hope readers can see through this small book that self-portraits and self-photography are so remarkable and rich, capable of freely expressing one's insights into life, society, and art, and inspiring the desire to try it themselves.